{"id":458693,"date":"2021-03-15T11:00:54","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T11:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/?p=458693"},"modified":"2024-06-11T14:13:58","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T14:13:58","slug":"bitcoin-falls-sharply-after-mysterious-1bn-btc-transfer-to-gemini-exchange","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/news\/bitcoin-falls-sharply-after-mysterious-1bn-btc-transfer-to-gemini-exchange\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Falls Sharply After Mysterious $1bn BTC Transfer to Gemini Exchange"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bitcoin fell more than 7 percent on Monday<\/a> after a whale deposited 18,000 BTC into a Gemini wallet.<\/p>\n

The flagship cryptocurrency dropped to an intraday low of $54,568 at 0940 UTC, down 7.47 percent into the European session. Its correction started on Sunday after the price reached a new record high above $61,000. Traders used the refreshed peak to secure their profits, leading the prices lower. Nonetheless, the sell-off accelerated after the said Gemini deposit.<\/p>\n

A $1 Billion Bitcoin Sell-Order<\/h2>\n

Analysts across the cryptocurrency market interpreted the $1 billion transfer to the US exchange as a sign of a major dump ahead. CryptoQuant CEO Ki-Young Ju was quick to point out the correlation between higher Bitcoin inflow and its spot prices<\/a>. He published a chart that showed a spike in Gemini’s Bitcoin inflow on February 21, which followed a downside correction of more than 26 percent.<\/p>\n

\"Bitcoin,<\/a>
Spot Bitcoin and its correlation with Gemini inflow\/outflow. Source: CryptoQuant<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bitcoin painted two high-volumed red candles on its four-hour chart just as the Gemini news went viral across social media, illustrating panic selling among retail traders. On the whole, the cryptocurrency shed almost 10 percent, or about $6,000, of its valuation in the previous six hours.<\/p>\n

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Markets selling off due to bogus data saying $1b of BTC flowing into Gemini. <\/p>\n

It's the 2nd time it's happened in the last 30 days.<\/p>\n

Chart: leverage positions getting liquidated as traders sell off. Red dots showing the timing of the fake inflows. (28k and 18k BTC respectively) https:\/\/t.co\/bQ8WvajyEJ<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/FtMPW2Oy03<\/a><\/p>\n

— Willy Woo (@woonomic) March 15, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n